13th New York Asian Film Festival

Jun 27 - Jul 14, 2014

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North American Premiere

As the Light Goes Out

救火英雄

This is Hong Kong's Year of the Man Movie, and no movie is manlier than this one from director Derek Kwok (Gallants, Journey to the West) because it's all about everyone's favorite superhero: firefighters. Hong Kong stars Simon Yam, Shawn Yue, Nic Tse, and Hu Jun (Firestorm, Drug War) play a squad of firefighters trapped in a testosterone-fueled soap opera. They used to be BFFs, but their careers have gone in different directions and everyone's wallowing in Man Angst. Then, on the "hottest Christmas Eve in Hong Kong," a power-plant explosion plunges the city into darkness and our feuding firefighters have to put their problems on the back burner and battle the blaze. Full of stoic heroics and men striding manfully into burning buildings to rescue innocent victims, this is uncut, hardcore firefighter porn full of epic action and third-degree-burn-inducing stunts. If you aren't wiping away Man Tears by the end of this movie, then it's only because you're running out of the theater to file your application to join the fire department.

Director: Derek Kwok
Cast: Patrick Tam, Bai Bing, Andy On, Hu Jun, Simon Yam, Shawn Yue, Nicholas Tse
Languages: Cantonese and Mandarin with English subtitles
2014; 116 min.; DCP

SCHEDULE:

Sunday June 29, 12:30pm
Film Society of Lincoln Center